Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a823fa416e69304c…

MALICIOUS

PDF

90.4 KB Created: 2021-07-30 01:56:21 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-11
MD5: e3ded00502ebb04ebf40ccb28286950c SHA-1: 9ff2ac509e881151e64ca09ed6c1ec27084386b4 SHA-256: a823fa416e69304c6281dba3876d69057d5a0fb53e9b56d92f67687baf466c8c
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains an embedded JavaScript stream and numerous URLs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites or disposable hosting, forming a link farm. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent, likely for phishing or distributing further malware. The embedded JavaScript is likely responsible for redirecting the user to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9974

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://lllk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/40cad92723c4bda48dde25dcf5683348/15452169653.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://laweasy.kr/userfiles/file/ramumunurijebenofojiwila.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://2girlstrippin.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1610319544976b---mozoduxoti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://apsencollege.org/test/fckeditor/file/81930936299.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://aberdeeneyes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b7e8693ea43---solawaxexagamazofefujuwes.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skyrunarser.com/js/fckeditor/editor/filemanager/connectors/php/connector.php/upfiles/file/210714042027221548yhbg01.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.sabiamente.es/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1607f786171778---dovuzakegodudofu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ximangsongthao.com.vn/app/webroot/uploads/files/kewebebalub.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://muzeumkonstancina.pl/attachments/file/zitavefebefa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://czdashan.cn/uploadfile/file/2021061904515273499.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://sarujiovalente.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/842a45has8vh25qlnn6v9advv7/46289325595.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://admonks.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/14d2405135aa3e88b03a39b7ea19a8f9/91712536775.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://theemperorsoldclothes.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/hqpivilru981bt1eonjtnbu1nr/mupoxofa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://lakeshoresmilesdentistry.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/o18nmo54ucia320qjft6i87291/77378781968.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://garmagostaran.com/Upload/file/jagadaritewe.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://appfacile.it/file/tixoxuruwejekavuzu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://eco-versute.com/app/webroot/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gevodekunizixejeviguxek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://autoklej.pl/app/webroot/media/files/bosazujonibeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.mercedesbenzofaustinservice.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160c36e6465451---pafoxus.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.investing-in-women.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1608a9d7dcdc30---81698793202.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://webinaris.training/ckfinder/userfiles/publics/files/15725609305.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.cpro.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160792e107eda8---44070314946.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://grandwatergatehotel.com/upfile_hotel/files/1270174191.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=salud+publica+definicion+de+la+omsPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000fbac.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBAC 18160 bytes
SHA-256: c8324e822ac493bcae43e4d0a84ef47ab1bf015d3d77684df161176b08ed2260
font_01_sfnt_off0001296d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1296D 10896 bytes
SHA-256: d58389a24d041325ad23015c64025780ce4c2d3ccd3ead08d253bd99e5b705df
font_02_sfnt_off00014251.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x14251 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1